Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A method, comprising: at an electronic device with a fingerprint sensor and a display: while one or more functions of the device are restricted and a restricted user interface is displayed on the display, detecting a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor; in response to detecting the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor, in accordance with a determination that the fingerprint corresponds to authorized fingerprint data, removing the restrictions from the one or more functions of the device and displaying, on the display, an indication that the one or more functions of the device are no longer restricted; and while the one or more functions of the device are not restricted: displaying, on the display, a user interface for a respective application including displaying a first portion of the respective application and a second portion of the respective application different from the first portion; while displaying the user interface for the respective application on the display, detecting movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor; and in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor: in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, navigating through content in the respective application in a direction determined in accordance with the first direction; in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, navigating through content in the respective application in a direction determined in accordance with the second direction; and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction: ceasing to display the first portion of the respective application while maintaining display of the second portion of the respective application; and displaying a system user interface that is different from the user interface for the respective application on the display while maintaining display of the second portion of the respective application.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the third direction.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the system user interface is a multitasking user interface that includes representations of concurrently open applications.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: while displaying the system user interface in accordance with the determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in the third direction, detect movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the first direction; and in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the first direction, navigating through the system user interface.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: while displaying the system user interface in accordance with the determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in the third direction, detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in a fourth direction; and in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the fourth direction, ceasing to display the system user interface.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein navigating through the user interface for the respective application includes navigating through the user interface for the respective application at a rate determined in accordance with a displacement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the system user interface includes: displaying an animated transition of the system user interface appearing on the display, wherein the speed of the animated transition is based on a displacement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fingerprint sensor is separate from the display.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the device includes a touch-sensitive surface; and the fingerprint sensor is separate from the touch-sensitive surface.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the device includes a button; and the fingerprint sensor is integrated into the button.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising: while displaying the user interface for the respective application, detecting activation of the button; and in response to detecting activation of the button, replacing the user interface for the respective application with a predefined user interface associated with activating the button.
12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising: while displaying the system user interface, detecting activation of the button; and in response to detecting activation of the button, ceasing to display the system user interface.
13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising: while displaying the user interface for the respective application, detecting a double activation of the button; and in response to detecting double activation of the button, displaying the system user interface on the display.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the system user interface is displayed proximate to an edge of the display that is closest to the fingerprint sensor.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the system user interface is a multi-tasking user interface that includes representations of a plurality of most-recently used applications.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the system user interface is a multi-tasking user interface that includes a plurality of representations, and wherein at least one of the plurality of representations corresponds to a calendar application, a photos viewer application, a camera application, or a clock application.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display separate from the fingerprint sensor.
18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a display and a fingerprint sensor, cause the device to: while one or more functions of the device are restricted and a restricted user interface is displayed on the display, detecting a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor; in response to detecting the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor, in accordance with a determination that the fingerprint corresponds to authorized fingerprint data, remove the restrictions from the one or more functions of the device and display, on the display, an indication that the one or more functions of the device are no longer restricted; and while the one or more functions of the device are not restricted: display, on the display, a user interface for a respective application including displaying a first portion of the respective application and a second portion of the respective application different from the first portion; while displaying the user interface for the respective application on the display, detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor; and in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor: in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, navigate through content in the respective application in a direction determined in accordance with the first direction; in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, navigate through content in the respective application in a direction determined in accordance with the second direction; and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction: cease to display the first portion of the respective application while maintaining display of the second portion of the respective application; and display a system user interface that is different from the user interface for the respective application on the display while maintaining display of the second portion of the respective application.
19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the third direction.
20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the system user interface is a multitasking user interface that includes representations of concurrently open applications.
21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the one or more programs includes further instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, further cause the device to: while displaying the system user interface in accordance with the determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in the third direction, detect movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the first direction; and in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the first direction, navigate through the system user interface.
22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the one or more programs includes further instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, further cause the device to: while displaying the system user interface in accordance with the determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in the third direction, detect movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in a fourth direction; and in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the fourth direction, cease to display the system user interface.
23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein navigating through the user interface for the respective application includes navigating through the user interface for the respective application at a rate determined in accordance with a displacement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor.
24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein displaying the system user interface includes displaying an animated transition of the system user interface appearing on the display, wherein the speed of the animated transition is based on a displacement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor.
25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the fingerprint sensor is separate from the display.
26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein: the device includes a touch-sensitive surface; and the fingerprint sensor is separate from the touch-sensitive surface.
27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium claim 18 , wherein: the device includes a button; and the fingerprint sensor is integrated into the button.
28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 , wherein the one or more programs includes further instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, further cause the device to: while displaying the user interface for the respective application, detect activation of the button; and in response to detecting activation of the button, replace the user interface for the respective application with a predefined user interface associated with activating the button.
29. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 wherein the one or more programs includes further instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, further cause the device to: while displaying the system user interface, detect activation of the button; and in response to detecting activation of the button, cease to display the system user interface.
30. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 wherein the one or more programs includes further instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, further cause the device to: while displaying the user interface for the respective application, detect a double activation of the button; and in response to detecting double activation of the button, display the system user interface on the display.
31. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the system user interface is displayed proximate to an edge of the display that is closest to the fingerprint sensor.
32. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the system user interface is a multi-tasking user interface that includes representations of a plurality of most-recently used applications.
33. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the system user interface is a multi-tasking user interface that includes a plurality of representations, and wherein at least one of the plurality of representations corresponds to a calendar application, a photos viewer application, a camera application, or a clock application.
34. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display separate from the fingerprint sensor.
35. An electronic device, comprising: a display; a fingerprint sensor; one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: while one or more functions of the device are restricted and a restricted user interface is displayed on the display, detecting a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor; in response to detecting the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor, in accordance with a determination that the fingerprint corresponds to authorized fingerprint data, removing the restrictions from the one or more functions of the device and displaying, on the display, an indication that the one or more functions of the device are no longer restricted; and while the one or more functions of the device are not restricted: displaying, on the display, a user interface for a respective application including displaying a first portion of the respective application and a second portion of the respective application different from the first portion; while displaying the user interface for the respective application on the display, detecting movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor; and in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor: in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, navigating through content in the respective application in a direction determined in accordance with the first direction; in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, navigating through content in the respective application in a direction determined in accordance with the second direction; and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction: ceasing to display the first portion of the respective application while maintaining display of the second portion of the respective application; and displaying a system user interface that is different from the user interface for the respective application on the display while maintaining display of the second portion of the respective application.
36. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the third direction.
37. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein the system user interface is a multitasking user interface that includes representations of concurrently open applications.
38. The electronic device of claim 35 , the one or more programs further including instructions for: while displaying the system user interface in accordance with the determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in the third direction, detect movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the first direction; and in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the first direction, navigating through the system user interface.
39. The electronic device of claim 35 , the one or more programs further including instructions for: while displaying the system user interface in accordance with the determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in the third direction, detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in a fourth direction; and in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the fourth direction, ceasing to display the system user interface.
40. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein navigating through the user interface for the respective application includes navigating through the user interface for the respective application at a rate determined in accordance with a displacement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor.
41. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein displaying the system user interface includes: displaying an animated transition of the system user interface appearing on the display, wherein the speed of the animated transition is based on a displacement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor.
42. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein the fingerprint sensor is separate from the display.
43. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein: the device includes a touch-sensitive surface; and the fingerprint sensor is separate from the touch-sensitive surface.
44. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein: the device includes a button; and the fingerprint sensor is integrated into the button.
45. The electronic device of claim 44 , the one or more programs further including instructions for: while displaying the user interface for the respective application, detecting activation of the button; and in response to detecting activation of the button, replacing the user interface for the respective application with a predefined user interface associated with activating the button.
46. The electronic device of claim 44 , the one or more programs further including instructions for: while displaying the system user interface, detecting activation of the button; and in response to detecting activation of the button, ceasing to display the system user interface.
47. The electronic device of claim 44 , the one or more programs further including instructions for: while displaying the user interface for the respective application, detecting a double activation of the button; and in response to detecting double activation of the button, displaying the system user interface on the display.
48. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein the system user interface is displayed proximate to an edge of the display that is closest to the fingerprint sensor.
49. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein the system user interface is a multi-tasking user interface that includes representations of a plurality of most-recently used applications.
50. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein the system user interface is a multi-tasking user interface that includes a plurality of representations, and wherein at least one of the plurality of representations corresponds to a calendar application, a photos viewer application, a camera application, or a clock application.
51. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display separate from the fingerprint sensor.
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December 28, 2021
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